On October 23, 2025, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) issued a notification announcing a reorganization of its regional directorates under the Companies Act, 2013, replacing the structure that had been in place since 2015. Starting January 1, 2026, ten Regional Directors will take charge at offices located in New Delhi, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Guwahati, and Hyderabad. Each directorate will be responsible for overseeing corporate regulatory matters in specific states and union territories. These directors will also continue to carry out duties under the Companies Act, 1956 wherever it still applies. The goal of this restructuring is to enhance administrative efficiency and strengthen regional oversight in corporate affairs.
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd October, 2025
S.O. 4852(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 396 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) and in supersession of the notification of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 832 (E), dated the 3rd November, 2015, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby establishes, the following Regional Directors in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs specified in column (2) of the Table below to discharge the functions conferred upon them by the said Act or delegated to them by the Central Government under said Act for the respective jurisdiction as indicated in the corresponding column (3) of the Table below, namely:-
| Serial Number | Office and Location | Jurisdiction |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| 1. | Regional Director, Northern Region Directorate I, Headquarter at New Delhi. | State of Uttar Pradesh and National Capital Territory of Delhi. |
| 2. | Regional Director, Northern Region Directorate II, Headquarter at Chandigarh. | States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Union Territories of Chandigarh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 3. | Regional Director, North-Western Region Directorate, Headquarter at Ahmedabad. | States of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. |
| 4. | Regional Director, Western Region Directorate I, Headquarter at Mumbai. | State of Goa, Union Territory of Daman and Diu and the Districts of Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban. |
| 5. | Regional Director, Western Region Directorate II, Headquarter at Navi Mumbai. | All districts of Maharashtra other than Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban. |
| 6. | Regional Director, Southern Region Directorate, Headquarter at Chennai. | State of Tamil Nadu, Union Territory of Puducherry and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. |
| 7. | Regional Director, South-Western Region Directorate, Headquarter at Bangalore. | States of Karnataka, Kerala and Union Territory of Lakshadweep. |
| 8. | Regional Director, Eastern Region Directorate, Headquarter at Kolkata. | States of West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand. |
| 9. | Regional Director, Northeastern Region Directorate, Headquarter at Guwahati. | States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. |
| 10. | Regional Director, Southeastern Region Directorate, Headquarter at Hyderabad. | States of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Telangana. |
2. The Regional Directors specified in column (2) of the Table shall continue to exercise the functions conferred upon them under the Companies Act, 1956 or delegated under that Act in respect of provisions of that Act, which are still in force.
3. This notification shall come into force with effect from 1st January, 2026.
[F. No. A-11/1/2024-Ad.II, MCA]
SANTANU MITRA
Senior Economic Advisor
MCA Notification dated 23/10/2025: Establishment of 10 RDs under Companies Act 2013
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